Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: feeding discussion
Hi Janice - yes, the heat is definitely over here, its been cold and raining
most of last week and we have a bit more rain coming this week. We need it
badly but I hate the mud, too. I put shavings down in the alpaca houses and
it seems to work well and keep them drier. It went straight from summer to
winter here, too - my bulbs all came up last week AGAIN, third time now this
year. Weird weather.
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
In a message dated 12/22/2008 6:55:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
houckj@aol.com writes:
I have found alfalfa pellets at one of my feed stores (and have DE
ordered, no one around here carries it). So my question still
remains.....
but my supply is quite old, so even if it does have vitamins in it (I
don't recall if it does or not) they would be degraded by now.
My guys would not eat the alfalfa chunks; I am going to try the pellets
to see if they will eat that. At least the alpaca formula I am
currently feeding them has vitamins, along with all those by products.
I will mix the two as I try to switch them over, but that will cut down
on their vitamin intake. My gelding, the one that had "that look" last
week is not eating well; takes a few bites and walks away. But at least
he is eating hay and chewing his cud and looking normal....except for
the not eating.
Our weather here in NW GA has been crappy. We had no fall, just went
right from summer to winter. I have had 14" of rain this month so we
are just mud mud mud, everything is so soggy and muddy - ugh. Just
miserable to get out. The wind here howled all night as well. I could
here things blowing about. Checked the tarps on the alpaca shelters
right before dark, as well as the tarp over the back of the horse barn
where the winter hay is stored......
get wet. Everything tight, but worried all night. 14degrees this
morning with wind chill of minus 5. Won't break freezing all
day.....and I have errands to run before company arrives tomorrow.
We'll be carrying hot water in tea pots out all day to make a hole in
all the animals water buckets.
And this is GA! I have yet to get my fall clean up chores done so
everything is covered with wet soggy leaves. What a mess. And more
rain coming in Wed for the rest of the week. Can't complain I suppose
as we have been in the grips of a major drought for the past 3/4 yrs
now; but geez I am so tired of the rain......and being cooped up in the
house with a hyper restless bouncing off the walls 2yo.
Hey Susan, I haven't heard you complain about your heat lately.....did
you ever get out of the upper 90s?
Merry Christmas everyone
Warmly, Janice
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